Kids! You never know when they are going to outgrow something. Recently Amara’s Mommy mentioned that Amara was starting to outgrow her American Girl Dolls. Although she did dress them in costumes for Halloween, she plays with them less and less. She surprised us all when she brought Lilly to spend the night 2 weekends Read the Rest
Now for the important stuff! Last time I told you about all the fun I’ve had at Amara’s school lately. This post is all about the fun we’ve been having with Amara at our house. One of the best things about living so close by is that we get to see Amara a lot. I Read the Rest
Now that Amara is 10, I think we look forward to her visits even more than before. Last weekend was certainly no exception. It was just your typical sleepover full of lots of fun. Amara is lucky to have so many grandparents that love her and that live so close by. I am the luckiest Read the Rest
Amara and her Daddy had barely gotten in the front door last Saturday night when Amara turned to me and asked, “Can we go to the beach tomorrow?” I was so surprised by the question I said to her, “Where did that idea come from?” “From my brain”, she grinned as she pointed to her Read the Rest
There has been a lot of talk on Facebook lately about how kids don’t just play anymore. Everyone is so preoccupied with their screen time that they don’t get outside and just play. Certainly, kids don’t play in the neighborhood the way they did when I was young. I think we manage to do a Read the Rest
Amara and I had fun getting ready for Christmas. We did fun things together like wrapping presents, decorating the Christmas tree, making green and red pre-Christmas pancakes and decorating a gingerbread house to use as a centerpiece for the Christmas dinners. Most of this was done while listening to My Little Pony music but it Read the Rest